quarta-feira, 9 de janeiro de 2013

Dust Devil Skate Plaza, Phoenix Arizona

In association with Street League Skateboarding™ the Rob Dyrdek
Foundation celebrated their contribution to the construction of the
second Safe Spot Skate Spot in Phoenix, Ariz. at Dust Devil Park on July
11 at Phoenix City Hall. Rob Dyrdek and Councilman Daniel Valenzuela
were on hand at a news conference to mark the relationship between the
city and the Foundation, which is helping to bring a skate plaza to Dust
Devil Park, located at 107th Avenue and Camelback. The 13-acre park
currently is under construction and is scheduled for completion in fall
of 2012.
Together, Street League Skateboarding™ and the Rob Dyrdek Foundation
donated services valued at $50,000 to aid in the construction of the
skate plaza. . The total construction cost of the skate park project is
$200,000, the funds from which came from the Phoenix Parks and Preserve
Initiative (PPPI). The skate plaza construction is part of a $5.3
million project, also funded by PPPI, to build Dust Devil Park. When
opened, the new 13-acre park also will offer one basketball court, two
parking lots, ramadas, a restroom building, security lighting, walkways,
and landscaped open areas. Designed by California Skateparks, a
world-renowned skate park design firm, the Dust Devil skate plaza boasts
9,000 square feet of meticulously designed, skateable terrain that
incorporates the radial benches and features from the historical, first
ever Street League Finals in 2010 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
The Dust Devil skate plaza is the twelfth plaza constructed by the
Rob Dyrdek Foundation’s “Safe Spot Skate Spot” program. Conceptualized
by Rob Dyrdek in 2003, the “Safe Spot Skate Spot” program seeks to
create safe and legal havens for skaters across the country, increase
and encourage the active engagement of people in the sport of
skateboarding, and to design and develop skate plazas in municipalities
throughout the world. Additionally, the program provides an alternative
option for communities with limited budgets or space restrictions to
develop real street skateboarding locations. Last year the Rob Dyrdek
Foundation, Street League Skateboarding and the City of Phoenix worked
together to construct the world-class skate plaza at Cesar Chavez Park.
“I am extremely proud to open our second Safe Spot Skate Spot in the
great City of Phoenix,” said Rob Dyrdek, the Foundation’s Founder and
President. “Over the past three years, the residents of Phoenix and
Glendale have demonstrated their strong support for Street League
Skateboarding, and I am honored that both the Rob Dyrdek Foundation and
Street League Skateboarding will help to continue the City’s commitment
to the sport by building more safe and legal skate plazas for the
thousands of skateboarders in the area.”
“This donation strengthens the city’s ongoing relationship with the
Rob Dyrdek Foundation,” said Councilman Daniel Valenzuela. “I am pleased
that Rob and his team continue to invest in our city’s parks and the
young people who use them, encouraging a more active, healthy lifestyle.
We look forward to growing this partnership into the future.”